Utagawa Toyokuni
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Selected Works34

Museum Acquisitions

LACMA
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII as Ishikawa Goemon and Bandō Mitsugorō III as Mashiba Hisayoshi in a Lightning Storm from the Play ‘Sanmon gosan no kiri’ (The Temple Gate and the Paulownia Crest)
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII as Ishikawa Goemon and Bandō Mitsugorō III as Mashiba Hisayoshi in a Lightning Storm from the Play ‘Sanmon gosan no kiri’ (The Temple Gate and the Paulownia Crest), 1828
Acquired 2015
Surimono; color woodblock print with brass, tin, and embossing
LACMA
The Actors Bandō Mitsugorō IV, Segawa Kikunojo and Iwai Hanshirō VI as Iwafuji, Onoe and the maid Ohatsu in the play Kagamiyama
The Actors Bandō Mitsugorō IV, Segawa Kikunojo and Iwai Hanshirō VI as Iwafuji, Onoe and the maid Ohatsu in the play Kagamiyama, 1820
Acquired 2006
Color woodblock print triptych
Cleveland Museum of Art
Eight Views of Famous Places: Evening Bell in Kamakura: The Mountains in Awa Province from the Hachiman Shrine in Tsurugaoka
Eight Views of Famous Places: Evening Bell in Kamakura: The Mountains in Awa Province from the Hachiman Shrine in Tsurugaoka, 1830
Acquired 1985
color woodblock print
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Untitled
Untitled, 1810
Acquired 1971
color woodblock print
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Untitled
Untitled, 1805
Acquired 1971
Color woodblock print
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Untitled
Untitled
Acquired 1971
Color woodblock print on paper
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Untitled
Untitled, 1820
Acquired 1971
Color woodblock print
Hammer Museum
The actor Matsumoto Koshiro V as Shiradayu
The actor Matsumoto Koshiro V as Shiradayu, 1805
In museum collection
Full-color woodcut
Hammer Museum
Untitled (Two women and a girl standing)
Untitled (Two women and a girl standing), 1769
In museum collection
Color block print
Hammer Museum
The actor Ichikawa Dannosuke III as a woman samurai
The actor Ichikawa Dannosuke III as a woman samurai, 1805
In museum collection
Full-color woodcut
Hammer Museum
Procession of a Bride to Her New Home
Procession of a Bride to Her New Home, 1794
In museum collection
Pentaptych of color woodblock prints (nishiki-e)
Hammer Museum
Procession of a Bride to Her New Home
Procession of a Bride to Her New Home, 1794
In museum collection
Pentaptych of color woodblock prints (nishiki-e)
Hammer Museum
The actor Iwai Hanshiro V as Oiwa, a disguise of the spirit of the Spider Courtesan
The actor Iwai Hanshiro V as Oiwa, a disguise of the spirit of the Spider Courtesan, 1805
In museum collection
Woodcut
Hammer Museum
Snow (Yuki)
Snow (Yuki), 1810
In museum collection
Woodcut
Hammer Museum
Procession of a Bride to Her New Home
Procession of a Bride to Her New Home, 1794
In museum collection
Pentaptych of color woodblock prints (nishiki-e)
Hammer Museum
The Actor Ichikawa Danzō IV as a Pilgrim with a Staff
The Actor Ichikawa Danzō IV as a Pilgrim with a Staff, 1801
In museum collection
Color woodblock print (nishiki-e)
Hammer Museum
The actor Onoe Kikugoro III as Chihara Sakon
The actor Onoe Kikugoro III as Chihara Sakon, 1815
In museum collection
Full-color woodcut
Hammer Museum
Procession of a Bride to Her New Home
Procession of a Bride to Her New Home, 1794
In museum collection
Pentaptych of color woodblock prints (nishiki-e)
Hammer Museum
Procession of a Bride to Her New Home
Procession of a Bride to Her New Home, 1794
In museum collection
Pentaptych of color woodblock prints (nishiki-e)
Hammer Museum
The actor Matsumoto Koshiro as a nobleman holding a sword
The actor Matsumoto Koshiro as a nobleman holding a sword, 1810
In museum collection
Full-color woodcut

Previous Sales

Bonhams
The courtesans Kiyokawa, Hanamachi
The courtesans Kiyokawa, Hanamachi, 1828
$1,000
Mar 2025
Bonhams
UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI II (TOYOSHIGE, 1777-1835)
UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI II (TOYOSHIGE, 1777-1835), 1828
Sold
Mar 2023
Huntington Museum of Art
"Actor Impersonating a Geisha," c. 1800,
"Actor Impersonating a Geisha," c. 1800,
$135
Oct 2022
Christie's
1) Genso Saigyu Danjuro (The First Danjuro, Saigyu); 2) Yondaime Kiba Danjuro (The Fourth Danjuro, Kiba); 3) Godaime Mukojima Oyadama Danjuro (The Fifth Danjuro, Leader of Mukojima); 4) Hachidaime kao miseya kyodai narabe Soga shitaku (The Eighth Danjuro, showing the face, the brothers in Soga style as a pair)
1) Genso Saigyu Danjuro (The First Danjuro, Saigyu); 2) Yondaime Kiba Danjuro (The Fourth Danjuro, Kiba); 3) Godaime Mukojima Oyadama Danjuro (The Fifth Danjuro, Leader of Mukojima); 4) Hachidaime kao miseya kyodai narabe Soga shitaku (The Eighth Danjuro, showing the face, the brothers in Soga style as a pair), 1830
$5,040
Sep 2022
Bonhams
Three woodblock prints
Three woodblock prints, 1806
$1,275
Mar 2022
Bonhams
Kamakura bansho, Tsurugaoka yori Boshu yama no zu (Evening Bell at Kamakura: Mountains of Awa Province Seen from Tsurugaoka)
Kamakura bansho, Tsurugaoka yori Boshu yama no zu (Evening Bell at Kamakura: Mountains of Awa Province Seen from Tsurugaoka), 1833
$637
Mar 2022
Sotheby's
Ichikawa Danjuro in a pleasure quarter scene
Ichikawa Danjuro in a pleasure quarter scene, 1820
$28,351
Dec 2021
Christie's
Night rain at Oyama: view of the summit from front of Fudo Temple
Night rain at Oyama: view of the summit from front of Fudo Temple, 1833
$25,000
Sep 2021

For Sale

Wallector · Artsy
The Japanese Tea Ritual
The Japanese Tea Ritual
€650
Original Woodcut
Wallector · Artsy
Interior Scene with Courtesan and Actor (Triptych)
Interior Scene with Courtesan and Actor (Triptych)
€650
Original Woodcut
Wallector · Artsy
Warrior
Warrior
€280
Original Woodcut
Wallector · Artsy
Tryptique under the Cherry Trees in Blossom
Tryptique under the Cherry Trees in Blossom
Sold
Orignal Woodcut
Wallector · Artsy
The Japanese Tea Ritual
The Japanese Tea Ritual, 1850
£500
Original woodcut print
Wallector · Artsy
Kabuki Theatre Scene
Kabuki Theatre Scene, 1810
£520
Original Woodblock print
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris · paris · Acquired 2015 · Accession AMVP-2015-94 · Estampe
Mode d'acquisition non renseigné: Don de M. Piotr Gaudibert en 2015
(Sans titre)
Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris · paris · Acquired 2015 · Accession AMVP-2015-97 · Estampe
Mode d'acquisition non renseigné: Don de M. Piotr Gaudibert en 2015
Ichikawa Danjūrō VII as Ishikawa Goemon and Bandō Mitsugorō III as Mashiba Hisayoshi in a Lightning Storm from the Play ‘Sanmon gosan no kiri’ (The Temple Gate and the Paulownia Crest)
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2015 · Accession M.2015.298.73 · Surimono; color woodblock print with brass, tin, and embossing
Gift of Barbara S. Bowman
The Actors Bandō Mitsugorō IV, Segawa Kikunojo and Iwai Hanshirō VI as Iwafuji, Onoe and the maid Ohatsu in the play Kagamiyama
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2006 · Accession M.2006.136.279a-c · Color woodblock print triptych
The Joan Elizabeth Tanney Bequest
Eight Views of Famous Places: Evening Bell in Kamakura: The Mountains in Awa Province from the Hachiman Shrine in Tsurugaoka
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 1985 · Accession 1985.357 · color woodblock print
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith
Untitled
Santa Barbara Museum of Art · Santa Barbara, California, United States · Acquired 1971 · Accession 1971.3.121 · color woodblock print
SBMA, Gift of the Frederick B. Kellam collection
Untitled
Santa Barbara Museum of Art · Santa Barbara, California, United States · Acquired 1971 · Accession 1971.3.56 · Color woodblock print
SBMA, Gift of the Frederick B. Kellam collection
Untitled
Santa Barbara Museum of Art · Santa Barbara, California, United States · Acquired 1971 · Accession 1971.3.509 · Color woodblock print on paper
SBMA, Gift of the Frederick B. Kellam Collection
Untitled
Santa Barbara Museum of Art · Santa Barbara, California, United States · Acquired 1971 · Accession 1971.3.480 · Color woodblock print
SBMA, Gift of the Frederick B. Kellam collection
Woodblock Print, Omezo Ichikawa in the role of Kajiwara Genta, ca. 1815
Cooper-Hewitt Museum · New York City, United States · Acquired 1941 · Accession 1941-31-141 · Woodblock print
Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Robert H. Patterson
The actor Matsumoto Koshiro V as Shiradayu
Hammer Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1805-1815 · Accession 1955.2.5 · Full-color woodcut
Collection UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, Hammer Museum. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grunwald.
The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Soga no Juro
Hammer Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1810-1820 · Accession 1976.15.5 · Woodcut
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene L. Trope in memory of the late Mrs. Jane Trope
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death
Utagawa Toyokuni dies
Jan 1, 1835
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birth
Utagawa Toyokuni born
Jan 1, 1777